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ATO Walks Hard: Many Steps for MS It all started with a phone call. The topic? What could the members of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at Grand Valley State University do to better the world around them? The answer, ATO Walks Hard: Many Steps for MS. On Thursday, March 6th, 20 men from the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity set out on a 160 mile journey that they completed just eight days later. Braving the elements of the Michigan winter and below freezing temperatures, these inspiring young men gave up their spring break to raise awareness
and funds for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The walk took them from the campus of Grand Valley State University, where they all attend as students, to Traverse City. In 2013, the ream raised over $15,000. This year, they have more than doubled this by raising over $31,000! ATO Walks Hard: Many Steps for MS was given this year’s Rising Star Award at the Annual Meeting & Recognition Breakfast which recognizes a growing commitment by an individual, team, or company that went above-and-beyond in their involvement with the MS movement. ATO is America’s leadership fraternity. Founded at Virginia Military Institute in 1865 on the principles of fellowship, scholarship and character, Alpha Tau Omega is building tomorrow’s leaders of America, today. It’s easy to see that the members of the Kappa Lambda chapter at Grand Valley State University live these values and why they were recent winners of the True Merit award, given to the best ATO chapters across the nation.
The men of Alpha Tau Omega at their final destination in Traverse City